Any surplus M2 experts on here.

[TANKER]

I'm downsizing in the guns&ammo department and am trying to figure out a fair asking price before I advertise for this ammo:

Maybe 10 years ago I bought some cans of M2 ammo from CMP but can't remember it's spec's. The idea was to get ammo for a Garand, but my plans changed and I never did get the rifle.

The ammo is loose packed in 30cal ammo cans that have tan spray-paint over the yellow printing of "250 CTGS" ... "M2 linked, overhead fire Lot LC 42803 69" but I can't say that is what the ammo is.

The rounds have purple laquered, brass primers, headstamped LC69 and isn't magnetic; pretty sure it's not corrosive. I think there's 405 rounds per can because there's a "405-CN" sticker on the boxes and the cans are almost full being I unpackaged a can. I plinked with some of the rounds out of my bolt-gun, it's scope was only bore sighted but I could hit a coffee can @ 100yrds so...

Does this ammo description sound familiar to anyone?

Do you know if this was great stuff or just plinking ammo?

Thanks

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[DizzyJ]

Don't know, but I'm curious.

 

[Eric1979]

Lake City 1969

 

[GOG]

Eric1979 got it. LC stands for Lake City and it's very good quality ammo.
Check some ammo web sites and maybe take a look at ammoengine/wikiarms. Lake City is desirable stuff.

 

[415DET]

From an archived CMP listing.


The Lake City 30-06 is loose packed.

NLU 405-CN - 250 rounds. M2 Ball. Lake City manufacture. Bullet may attract magnet. Boxer primed. Non-corrosive. Packaged loose in standard military issue .30 cal ammo can. Mixed headstamps (years) per can.

 

[TANKER]

From an archived CMP listing.


The Lake City 30-06 is loose packed.

NLU 405-CN - 250 rounds. M2 Ball. Lake City manufacture. Bullet may attract magnet. Boxer primed. Non-corrosive. Packaged loose in standard military issue .30 cal ammo can. Mixed headstamps (years) per can.

Thanks 415DET,

That sounds like like what I got. I can dump out the opened can to check magnet & headstamps, but who knows if the other cans would be same.

I see PPU in a local store for $0.83/rnd and some surplus on GB for more than $0.60/rnd. Local Commercial stuff (Federal & Hornady) is up over $1.30/rnd. so I'm guessing my stuff could be worth $0.70/rnd or more to the right buyer.

 

[415DET]

Tanker,

Your prices are right in line with the current market. The days of cheap M2 ball from the CMP are over, and buyers are paying .65- .75 cents a round for M2 ball. If you can find it cheaper than that, buy as much as you can

Ted